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Mandible
//ˈmæn.dɪb.əl// noun
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Noun
- 1 The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
- 2 the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth wordnet
- 3 Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
- 4 Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
- 5 Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.; One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.
Etymology
From late Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).
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